Erin Mayo-Adam is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, City University of New York.

"In the real world, queer alliances come together and fall apart again and again. Erin Mayo-Adam's fascinating grassroots interviews show how these often uncontrolled and uncontrollable 'rights episodes' both empower and exploit sexually marginalized, vulnerable people. A must read for anyone interested in twenty-first century rights formation and the future of the LGBTQ movement."—Susan Burgess, Ohio University "Erin Mayo-Adam's compelling book paints an intimate portrait of how coalitions form and break down at the grassroots level. An essential read for those who study and participate in movements, Queer Alliances illustrates what makes social movements tick from a fresh perspective and explains how rights can both liberate people and reinstate hierarchies."—Julie Novkov, University at Albany, SUNY

• Introduction: Queer Alliances1. A "Neutron Star": Marriage Equality and Created Rights Episodes2. "Show Me Your Papers!": SB 1070 and Defensive Rights Episodes3. Unity and Division: Paradoxes in the Formation of Political Movement Coalitions4. Thwarting Division through Intersectional TranslationConclusion: Paradoxes of Power

Erin Mayo-Adam is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, City University of New York.

"In the real world, queer alliances come together and fall apart again and again. Erin Mayo-Adam's fascinating grassroots interviews show how these often uncontrolled and uncontrollable 'rights episodes' both empower and exploit sexually marginalized, vulnerable people. A must read for anyone interested in twenty-first century rights formation and the future of the LGBTQ movement."—Susan Burgess, Ohio University "Erin Mayo-Adam's compelling book paints an intimate portrait of how coalitions form and break down at the grassroots level. An essential read for those who study and participate in movements, Queer Alliances illustrates what makes social movements tick from a fresh perspective and explains how rights can both liberate people and reinstate hierarchies."—Julie Novkov, University at Albany, SUNY

• Introduction: Queer Alliances1. A "Neutron Star": Marriage Equality and Created Rights Episodes2. "Show Me Your Papers!": SB 1070 and Defensive Rights Episodes3. Unity and Division: Paradoxes in the Formation of Political Movement Coalitions4. Thwarting Division through Intersectional TranslationConclusion: Paradoxes of Power

Erin Mayo-Adam is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, City University of New York.

"In the real world, queer alliances come together and fall apart again and again. Erin Mayo-Adam's fascinating grassroots interviews show how these often uncontrolled and uncontrollable 'rights episodes' both empower and exploit sexually marginalized, vulnerable people. A must read for anyone interested in twenty-first century rights formation and the future of the LGBTQ movement."—Susan Burgess, Ohio University "Erin Mayo-Adam's compelling book paints an intimate portrait of how coalitions form and break down at the grassroots level. An essential read for those who study and participate in movements, Queer Alliances illustrates what makes social movements tick from a fresh perspective and explains how rights can both liberate people and reinstate hierarchies."—Julie Novkov, University at Albany, SUNY

• Introduction: Queer Alliances1. A "Neutron Star": Marriage Equality and Created Rights Episodes2. "Show Me Your Papers!": SB 1070 and Defensive Rights Episodes3. Unity and Division: Paradoxes in the Formation of Political Movement Coalitions4. Thwarting Division through Intersectional TranslationConclusion: Paradoxes of Power